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Brad Pitt may be lined up to replace Tom Cruise in the next Mission Impossible film, according to a British tabloid. According to their report, after ending their 14-year relationship with Tom, Paramount has now chosen Brad to play the lead in the next “Mission: Impossible” sequel. Tom was recently dropped by Paramount Studios dropped because of his “unacceptable conduct” in public and the lacklustre box office takings of the third film in the franchise.

One industry insider told Britain’s London Light newspaper: “Mission: Impossible IV will not include Tom’s character, agent Ethan Hunt. “They’re considering a brief mention, saying Hunt retired to live a safe life with his new wife. “They’re set on Brad taking over as a gutsy new head operative who puts together his own unique team of specialists.”

According to the report, Paramount is even willing to make Pitt the highest-paid movie star in history, with a salary topping $52million. Paramount recently entered a deal with Pitt’s Plan B production company to produce new projects.
Brad Pitt is no stranger to the genre having already had big screen success in a number of action movies, including ‘Mrs and Mrs Smith’ and ‘Spy Game’ opposite Robert Redford.
He has two adopted children, Maddox, five, and 18-month-old Zahara, and one biological daughter, four-month-old Shiloh Nouvel, with partner Angelina Jolie - is currently filming the latest addition in another successful franchise, ‘Ocean’s Thirteen’, in Los Angeles.